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Message To New York Yankees: It’s Better To Be Safe Than Sorry

Posted by on 23 November 2010, 8:08 am

Okay, so the New York Yankees contract negotiations regarding the big three of Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera and Cliff Lee are not going quote as fans had hoped.

All the media hearsay and quotes coming from Yankee Camp has the Universe on edge. Some people, like myself have turned to inventing conspiracy theories to try and justify what could be going on. The truth is turning into the predicted “messy” situation no one wanted.

The latest is GM Brian Cashman is throwing Lee a check worth $115-$120 million for five years of his talents.

Over at Rivera camp rumor has it that the asking price will cost the Yankees $36 million for two years of Mo’s services. Is Mo must be out of his mind to ask for a raise?

Yes because he is not better, still great but showed a little wear and tear the last two seasons. To be asking for $6 million more than his 2009 salary of $15 million per season is a little ridiculous.

Then you have to consider the tough position being taken with the ex-Captain. If the latest rumor that that the Yankees front office has resorted to “arbitration-ambush” that is so degrading considering that they are dealing with a living icon, not only to the Yankees, but what he represents to the city of New York as a hometown hero.

Here is what is so bothersome about this whole process, it seems the Yankees are way undervaluing the Captain’s presence. If Jeter goes elsewhere the jeopardy it could potentially cause the organization, as a whole will be worse than people are predicting. New Yorkers will be pissed off and being well aware that not going to games means less money made, don’t think there won’t be some protesters urging fans to not go.

Also, Jeter and Rivera’s leadership is irreplaceable for the players. My bet is that without both of them, the Yankees will not make the playoffs in 2011. Jeter would be worse considering Arod might fall apart now that Jeter and him are friends.

Not to mention how it would affect Robbie Cano, who looks up to the Captain since day one. Jorge Posada is a best buddy of Jeter and very close with Mo and he could just not care anymore to win without them.

Everyone is saying it will happen, but with each passing day the media sticks the dagger in further, which it is not comforting at all. It’s better for the Yankees to give a little more, as the saying goes it’s better to be safe than sorry.

Lee is getting shown the money to play in the Bronx, but other teams than just the Texas Rangers are rumored to be going after Lee. Hopefully Cashman has made a call to CC Sabathia and AJ Burnett to go do some pinstripe-PR with their friend.

Are the players being too greedy? Or is the organization at fault for showing how loyalty is still meaningless?

As Hal Steinbrenner has made clear that he negotiations are “business decisions”, which I found cold because what’s wrong with treating a loyal employee like family. ‘The Boss’ will roll over in his grave if this gets as “messy” as his son said before it even started.

People are not robots and nothing wrong with communicating to the two veterans more civilly in my opinion.

Why not ask Jeter and Mo what they think they are worth?

That could be a starting point and Cashman, along with President Randy Levine already pissed of Jeter’s agent Casey Close into making this statement:

“There’s a reason the Yankees themselves have stated Derek Jeter is their modern-day Babe Ruth. Derek’s significance to the team is much more than just stats. And yet, the Yankees’ negotiating strategy remains baffling. They continue to argue their points in the press and refuse to acknowledge Derek’s total contribution to their franchise.”

Well, Close jammed his foot in his mouth comparing Jeter and the Babe. Ruth went to the Red Sox instead of resigning with the Bombers at the end of his career.

All I can say as a Jeter and Mo lifelong fan is that I am about to write a letter to Santa asking for the pair for Christmas. I am just not ready to let go yet and will not be a happy fan if this goes sour.

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A Special Tribute To Honor ‘The Boss’ New York Yankees Owner George Steinnbrenner

Posted by on 23 July 2010, 2:40 am

THIS TV PAYS TRIBUTE TO “THE BOSS” OF BASEBALL GEORGE STEINBRENNER

Baseball Movie “The Pride of the Yankees” & TV Series “Home Run Derby”
Airing Saturday, July 24 – 7:00 pm ET

Los Angeles, CA—July 20, 2010—THIS TV, the free broadcast movie network from MGM Studios and Weigel Broadcasting, will honor “The Boss” of baseball, the late New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, with a special programming lineup on Saturday, July 24. Kicking off at 7:00 pm ET the tribute will include “The Pride of the Yankees,” the Academy Award® winning film starring Gary Cooper followed by four back-to-back episodes of the 1960 television series “Home Run Derby,” with Yankees legend Mickey Mantle. An encore presentation of the tribute will air Sunday July, 25 at 11:00 pm ET.

Leading off the tribute will be the premiere of the newly-remastered version of the classic baseball movie, “The Pride of the Yankees,” which hasn’t been seen on broadcast TV in nearly a decade. The 1942 biographical film stars Gary Cooper as Yankees first baseman Lou Gehrig, who had his career cut short at 37 years of age when he was stricken with the fatal disease Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (later to become known as “Lou Gehrig’s Disease”). The Academy Award® winning film follows the ‘Iron Horse’ from his childhood in New York to his famous ‘Luckiest Man’ speech at Gehrig’s farewell day in 1939. Yankees teammates Babe Ruth, Bob Meusel, Mark Koenig, Bill Dickey and sportscaster Bill Stern portray themselves.

“George Steinbrenner was a visionary who built the New York Yankees from the ground up. His passing marks the end of an era,” said John Bryan, Executive Vice President, Broadcast Strategy, MGM. “We are fortunate to have some great Yankees content in our library, and we could not think of a better way to honor “The Boss” of baseball than to share them with THIS TV’s viewers.”

Following the film will be four back-to-back episodes of the 1960 television show “Home Run Derby,” which helped inspire today’s Home Run Derby event, held annually before each MLB All-Star Game. The series pitted top sluggers of baseball including Mickey Mantle, Hank Aaron, Ernie Banks and Willie Mays, against each other in a nine-inning home run contest. THIS TV will broadcast the first four episodes of “Home Run Derby,” which features Yankees’ Hall-of-Famer Mickey Mantle, in Steinbrenner’s honor.

Widely known as “The Boss” of baseball, George Steinbrenner, New York Yankees principal owner and chairperson, passed away last week at the age of 80. At the time of his passing, Steinbrenner was celebrating his 37th anniversary as principal owner of the team. During his tenure, the Yankees posted a Major League-best .566 winning percentage (3,364-2,583-3 record) while winning 11 American League pennants and seven World Championships (also the most in the Majors). And under his leadership, the New York Yankees became the leading sports franchise and the most highly recognized sports brand in the world. Continue reading ‘A Special Tribute To Honor ‘The Boss’ New York Yankees Owner George Steinnbrenner’ »

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AL East: The Blindside

Posted by on 22 March 2010, 9:33 am

The American League East, already the toughest division in baseball, now has a blindside.  Meaning there is a team that could blindside the Yankees and Red Sox right out of the playoffs. This team could come on just as cold, as it could hot and don’t even realize the most powerful force is themselves.

This team is the Tampa Bay Rays.

To be honest, I have been trying to figure out the Rays the last three seasons, and pretty sure the Ray have been just as confused themselves. I can confirm that this team is stacked with young, talented and raw baseball players.

Names like Pena, Crawford, Longoria, Upton…..are just four players on the roaster of the talent packed Tampa Bay Rays.

To best describe the Rays, read this quote from Babe Ruth who said it best,

The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don’t play together, the club wont be worth a dime. – Babe Ruth

In 2008, the Rays made it all the way to the World Series a first for the organization, but surely not the last. Losing to Phillies in the end did not damper their impact.

This Ray ball-club was hungry, fresh and kept teams on their toes. Manager Joe Madden utilized the players, with inexperience being their sole weakness that season.

Coming into 2009 the Rays were reigning AL Champions and finally a stadium of regular Rays fans. The Yankees and Red Sox were scared for good reason.
It was no longer their division to fight for every year.

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Derek Jeter Hits Into History

Posted by on 10 September 2009, 4:35 am
DiMaggio, Ruth, Gehrig, Berra, Mantle are just a few on the register of legends that outfitted Yankee pinstripes.

I never got to see any of these guys play. My dad recalls of a time at Yankee Stadium, when he had the honor of cheering on some of the legends above.

The best similarity to this experience is the honor I have had regarding Derek Saunders Jeter play.
The face of the New York Yankees, moreover he is also of the entire sport of baseball. Jeter is the unspoiled captain of both his own team and our countries as well.

The Yankee fans verify Jeter a hero for the way he represents us continuously. He is our ego because no matter what Jeter is our Yankee captain.

To be proud tonight of witnessing Jeter tie the record of the distinguished Lou Gehrig for most hits as a New York Yankee would be an understatement. I was full of pride.

Being just ecstatic for someone who has brought so much celebration to a tarnished sport for doing it the right way. Jeter is a role model to the world for his team spirit.

An example in all aspects; for his talent on the field, his fondness for the history of a game that he has never taken for granted and for the manner he conveys himself as an overall person.

Derek Saunders Jeter is an inspiration. He deserves everyone’s congratulations for making history tonight.
“A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.” – John C. Maxwell

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